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Hi, I am planning to eventually get a rooster, possibly next winter, and am trying to choose a breed. I want a rooster of a breed that would give 6-7 eggs a week, and a decently large bird (think delaware). I would also like the breed to be docile. The reason why I am not sure which breed to...

Hi everyone, My silkie hen went broody and hatched out 5 chicks, along with her sister. They both shared the eggs (when one left to eat, the other would keep them warm). Now, they have hatched and they were both taking care of them for almost a week. I had to do a road trip with them, and now...

Hi everyone, I currently have 2 silkies that are part of my flock of standard size chickens, and was wondering if it would be possible to have a standard size rooster (say the size of a Delaware rooster)? Would he try to mount them even though they are tiny? My smallest silkie is the size of an...

A while ago I noticed that my silkie had some white on her comb that she didn't have before, but I didn't really worry since she seemed fine and had just stopped being broody so her comb wasn't the same colour as before anyways. Now she's back to laying and her comb is it's normal colour except...

Hi everyone, I incubated some eggs that were a cross between an already crossed Delaware rooster (he has some brown feathers) and a Red Star hen (Cinnamon Queen). The eggs are hatching right now, and so far I have 3 that have a light brown down with dark brown stripes and "eyeliner" around the...

Hi everyone, My silkie hen just went broody last night, and I'm not sure what to do. She only has one egg under her at the moment, and I'm worried that the future chick might freeze during the winter. Does anyone have any experience with a broody in winter? Also, I was thinking of putting a...

Hi everyone, I currently have 4 silkies, 3 of which I am 99% sure are girls, but the fourth I am not so sure about. She is the oldest and at the top of the pecking order, but she acts like a girl. I used to have a silkie rooster, and she acts completely different from him. She is quiet, walks...